I've just finished installing yet another computer which in all likelihood will replace my current server [just have "a few more tweaks" to make] As this one has LOTS more disc space than my current server, I'm thinking of making it a source for future installs. From what I've read here, I *think* I just need to copy all of the CD's to "some location" that can be shared somehow [samba/nfs/ftp] I'm thinking I should also mirror the YOU site so that in addition to installing new systems, I can immediately update them to be "current" as well. I wonder, however, if I were to place the "update" files from the YOU server in the same location as they were originally on the CD, would the "installation" process automatically install the latest version, thus cutting out the extra "update immediately" step? [or am I smoking something you can't buy at the corner drugstore?] Also, during the copy, a few files failed to read from the CD -- some were trivial [like the DOS utilities on the first CD] others were more significant [like k_smp...] In theory, I should be able to download the current version(s) from the suse site to replace those that couldn't be copied locally, right? [I've done enough installs with this set of CD's that scratches are a very good possibility, hence it is not surprising to see some unreadable files...] Is it possible to "rsynch" the ftp directory that SuSE provides as an installation point with what I've just copied to get those files? Likewise, could/should I rsynch the "patch" or "new version" files from the YOU servers over their originals, or should I try to set up the "patch" files as another area of the install directory? [if I'm not making sense, I'll blame it on having a cold...] -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net